Chapter 10 - Lorenzo Gave Me the One Thing My First Love Never Could—Freedom Without ConditionsOn our tenth anniversary, Lorenzo gave me no jewelry.
Instead, he gave me a letter.
He wrote:
You once told me you didn't know how to live without fear.
Now you do.
I don't want to be the reason you stay.
I want to be the person you choose every day.
I cried.
He had understood everything.
He knew love was not a cage.
It was an invitation.
I told him:
“I choose you.”
He smiled.
“Tomorrow too?”
“Yes.”
“The day after?”
“Yes.”
“Forever?”
I laughed.
“Don't push it.”
He laughed too.
That was us.
Light.
May you like
Healthy.
Free.
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